Editing Guzheng (section)

=== Southern China ===
Southern styles include [[Chaozhou]] and [[Kejia|Kejia (Hakka)]] regional styles. Another prominent school is the [[Zhejiang]] regional school in the southeast.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

Southern songs include ''"''Jackdaw Plays with Water" (''Han Ya Xi Shui)'' from Chaozhou and "Lotus Emerging from Water" (''Chu Shui Lian'') from the Hakka School. Famous songs from Zhejiang include "The General's Command" (''Jiang Jun Ling'').<ref name=":02" />

[[Chaozhou]] and [[Hakka]] songs are similar but according to [[Han Mei|Mei Han]], “Hakka melodies are similar to but less highly embellished than those of the neighboring Chaozhou school.”<ref name=":13"/> Songs from Chaozhou use even less descending notes and [[glissando]] are [[free rhythm]]. Chaozhou songs have "irregular beats, and alternate between hard and soft taps on the strings."<ref name=":02" /> [[Zhejiang]] songs use technique similar to the Pipa. Frequent tremolo is used with left-hand glissando. Other techniques include ''sidian'', where 16th notes are played used thumb, index finger and middle finger in quick [[tempo]].<ref name=":32">{{Cite book|first=Mei|last=Han|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1033223795|title=The emergence of the Chinese zheng: traditional context, contemporary evolution, and cultural identity|date=2013|publisher=University of British Columbia|oclc=1033223795}}</ref>

The guzheng is played on a [[pentatonic scale]], with notes "[[Fa (musical note)|fa]]" and "[[Ti (musical note)|ti]]" being produced by bending the strings. The [[Scale (music)|scale]] can change with using [[Semitone|"flat", "natural" and "sharp"]] notes. Chaozhou songs use multiple scales, using both "flat" notes or both "natural" notes. The tone of the song can change based on the scale.<ref name=":13"/>